| Author | Message | ||
     Joebuell |
will it fit? I'm waiting to hear if the dealer got me one. I'll have to shuffle around the atv same day of bike pickup so I cannot ride it home. It looks like a tight squeeze and a few extra tie downs to make my 4x6 work but would like to ask the hive mind. I'd hate to make a 3 hour drive and be short on trailer by a few inches. | ||
| Fmaxwell |
Well, the wheelbase is just 6" shy of five feet and the overall length of the bike is 6'8", so it's not an easy fit. A minor bit of tie-down stretch or loosening up could get mighty ugly quickly. I recommend renting or borrowing a motorcycle trailer or paying the dealership to deliver it. You might even find one of the service guys willing to do it for a good price. Barring that, consider rending a big flatbed trailer or even a rent-by-the-hour home center flatbed truck. | ||
| Cme2c |
It JUST fits into the 6 1/2 foot bed of my F-150 with the tailgate closed. If your trailer has no tailgate you should just barely be OK. | ||
| Oddball |
seen pics with XBs stuffed into a ranger. (Message edited by Oddball on November 02, 2009) | ||
| Ron_luning |
If there is no tailgate on the trailer, you could put a 6" wide board on the bottom of the trailer running front to back with maybe 12" overhang past the edge of the trailer. I would only do this if you could temporarily nail or somehow fasten the board to the bottom of the trailer. Then if you had a wheel chock and 4 tie down points it should be OK. I recommend the Cycle Cynch II: http://www.cyclecynch.com/ | ||
| Moosestang |
It should fit, my xb had plenty of room, but your back tire will be hanging out a few inches more than the xb's.  | ||
| Joebuell |
Moose you are the man of the evening with the pick. That is my exact trailer and If that's a cityx and my numbers are right, I'll only need 2.5 inches more to fit a CR. The bolted down board with a wheel chock was plan B. That and a half dozen tie downs should help me feel better. This makes things easier. Thanks all! | ||
| Moosestang |
Hey! My 2x4 wheel chock is copyrighted! You might even consider tying the front wheel to the trailer, just incase it loosens up and rolls back some. You don't want the back tire falling off. I'd set the suspension preload to full hard if I did it again. That should allow you to ratchet the bike down good and tight without overly compressing the suspension. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. That was my first time hauling a bike and my straps kept loosening up on me because of the suspension moving. | ||
| Fmaxwell |
I was thinking of a flat utility trailer without sides. With sides, it's a whole different matter. Good luck and congratulations! You might want to put a pair of boards down to make a channel into which the wheels could sit. Screw the boards down, of course. (Message edited by fmaxwell on November 02, 2009) | ||
| Moosestang |
That's a 4x6 Tractor Supply special. Pretty good trailer for under $300. I think mine was $289 on sale. Works great for hauling short wheelbase motorcycles, washer/dryers, front doors. Even two 12 foot kayaks will fit with some minor modifications. (Message edited by moosestang on November 02, 2009) | ||
| Speedy818 |
Anyone ever try one of these? http://www.discountramps.com/smc-600-motorcycle-ha uler.htm Have a GMC Envoy with the towing package and a class III hitch - thought it might be easier both in the garage and on the road... | ||
| Joebuell |
That hitch carrier scares the shit outta me even with a dirtbike on it. If you hang a buell on one be sure to take lots o pics. | ||
| Joebuell |
Btw Moose, that is exactly the same trailer I have. Hopefully I'll get good news from ukes tomorrow and will take some pics when I load it up. | ||
| Justa4banger |
Hmm when i bought my R i told the dealership they needed to rent me a uhaul trailer for one way service from Houston to Vegas... They did it... 200.00 for them to pay for the trailer.. Good to know a 4x6 utility trailer will fit these bikes though. | ||
| Fmaxwell |
Speedy818, Seen those things and they scare the hell out of me. A class III hitch is rated for 500lbs. But that's assuming that the weight is centered over a normal trailer ball that's maybe 8" from the receiver. Put on the brakes while towing normal trailer and the trailer basically pushes basically straight forward. The bike carriers you link to move the bike way back from the hitch, giving it far too much leverage against the hitch. To better visualize why this is so bad, suppose that you put a 20 foot long 2" bar in the receiver and then put 500lbs at the end of the bar. Think the hitch would stand up to that? Nope. The other problem is that the bike's Cg is way higher than the receiver, negatively loading the hitch when braking (i.e., you put on the brakes and the bike tries to climb into the back of the truck -- lifting up on the hitch). Hitches aren't really tested to assure that they will work backwards like that. | ||
| Smoke |
put the bike in your 4x6 at an angle-corner to corner. strap it down. tim | ||
| Crackhead |
It will fit, if you have secure sides to to the trailer and and angle the bike, so the ramp will close. I know 2 blasts will fit in the bed of a ranger with the trail gate open. In a Dakota you can close the bed. | ||
| Moosestang |
It will easily fit if you angle it, even if you had a tailgate. With it straight in like my xb, there will be about 4 inches of rear tire sticking out. Measuring from the front of the front tire to the center of the rear is about 67-68 inches. The entire bike is only 78-79 inches, minus the rear fender and the diagonal of the 4x6 trailer is 86 inches. | ||
| Nickg |
my 1125cr fit in my 2wd toyota's bed with the gate down (91 pickup) that is a bit less than 6 feet long | ||
| Greenflash |
I just got my new 1125CR back to my house in S FL from Ocala using my "Trailer In A Bag". These are manufactured in Pompano Beach FL, and assemble in 15 min., cost is $900 or so (mine was a demo for less). It has been quite useful, you can store it in the garage and disassemble it easily; it will stow in a car trunk. The furthest I have gone with it was from FL to Wisconsin and back for the H-D 100th. The downsides; no suspension, designed for heavy cruisers, will bounce some with a lighter bike. Also the wheels are rather small, spin fast and I have had the bearings get quite warm. Not too happy over 65 mph. Buily strongly, weighs over 100 lb. If you are interested, you should be able to find the company online. Now my problem is I need to get my 2nd 1125R that I bought from a Shreveport LA Buell dealer to my 2nd home in Las Vegas. (Yes I'm out of control with these sales!). The options are: ride it 2000 miles (not really a sport touring bike as stock, limited luggage, cold temperatures over the mountain passes in late November); trailer it (above trailer perhaps not suited to that long a trip); or ship it from Dallas to LV. Still looking at the options, shipping may be cheapest. Regarding the hitch carrier, I saw this ad with interest. I have a lighter-duty carrier like this made for trials bikes (mine's only 170 lbs). I also use it to carry my 230 lb YZ450 on the back of my Aztek without problems. But I reluctantly have to agree that a 450 lb. sportbike would put too much leverage on any such hitch carrier. Too bad; these types of carriers are convenient to store and use. | ||
| Moosestang |
I thought ocala had sold all theirs, that's where I got mine. That trailer in a bag doesn't sound like it's designed for interstate speeds. | ||
| Smoke |
i can probably arrange to ride that bike to Vegas for you!! i would take the southern route and break it in on the way. first oil change in Lafayette,La, 2nd in Texas and 3rd at your house. flight home and gas money will get it there. this offer ends at the week of Thanksgiving as i'm booked solid after that.(and the cold factor kicks in) it's probably cheaper to ship it!  tim |
